Abigail
MOORE
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Born: 7 May 1741 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Abigail married Jeremiah SHUMWAY 4 December 1758 in Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeremiah SHUMWAY was born 12 September 1731 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Jeremiah died 13 April 1769 in Oxford, Massachusetts, USA. Jeremiah was the child of Jeremiah SHUMWAY and Experience LEARNED.
Abigail MOORE died 29 January 1789 in Dudley, Massachusetts, USA.
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Spouse & Children of Abigail MOORE
Jeremiah SHUMWAYMarriage date: 4 December 1758
Marriage place: Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
Jeremiah SHUMWAY was the child of Jeremiah SHUMWAY and Experience LEARNED
Children of Jeremiah SHUMWAY and Abigail MOORE
Jeremiah SHUMWAYDied: 24 October 1801, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 17417 May 1741
Oxford, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1758 Marriage / PartnerAbigail MOORE and Jeremiah SHUMWAY 4 December 1758, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
She was 17 years old.
1762 Birth of ChildJeremiah SHUMWAY was born 9 August 1762, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
Abigail was 21 years old.
1769 Death of Spouse/PartnerJeremiah SHUMWAY died 13 April 1769, Oxford, Massachusetts, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
1786 Marriage of ChildJeremiah SHUMWAY married 19 April 1786, Sturbridge, Massachusetts, USA (Fiskdale) to Keziah FREEMAN
Death — 178929 January 1789
Dudley, Massachusetts, USA
She died at the age of 47.
Record added: 5/31/2026 5:25:34 PM
Last updated: 5/31/2026 5:27:13 PM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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